A boat that size will take about 4000 gallons of fuel each way between SoFl and LIS doing most of the trip at hull speed. Double that if running...
It s very hard to answer as a lot depends on the age of the boat, its location (affects dockage and insurance) and your usage. on the 2009...
I don’t know how they do it in Gustavia (I used to med moor my little 25 footer there in the early 90s when the dock was usually empty...). In...
I don’t think they will be involved since the tanker was Belize flagged and it happened in Bahamian waters. Utopia is US flagged but as a...
Probably...
I asked here at SCYC if that was the same boat which brought fuel here and apparently it isn’t. They don’t expect issues.
I know. We moved to another anchorage yesterday afternoon a few miles away and it’s held fine at 11:1 although just 10kts wind. not that...
True. I wonder how many of these are used between Nassau and the family island. interestingly neither the Guardian or the Tribune has reported...
Pretty amazing that the tanker didn’t see the Utopia approaching on radar. Visually Dow didn’t on the bridge layout he may not have seen it but...
That’s my next step. I have to wait till we re at a marina so I can drop it a couple of feet and check how freely the flukes move.
Many of these boats don’t have working ais. In fact the last time marine traffic picked up that one was a year ago. But the primary echo was...
I hate that anchor. Dropped in 11 feet of water just north of Farmers in a spot where I have anchored many times and we re in a slow drag with...
20kts in open waters north of Nassau is no problem. That tanker should have popped up on radar like a flare... also these boats are always well...
Agreed especially if it rammed the tanker from behind as claimed in the report
That widely circulated picture was taken from the dock, I suspect the port side shows damage as well. it s going to be a legal mess for the...
What a pile of you know what. This guy doesn’t know anything and keep on yapping and speculating. What a joke of a channel. Dont bother...
Pictures from various websites... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Not sure how a yacht can rear end a fuel tanker, even a small one. Somebody’s got some explaining to do....
thanks. I have some people flying in Jan 4th here in Staniel we can get parts flown in on Makers Air out of FTL when needed. Just a bit of...
Didn’t think about it but I can definitely hear the gen making a different noise. Will try next time it happens
